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CAP PISTOL Filed July 27, 1956 FIB MS2,

Jan. 25, 1938.

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Patented Jah. 25, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cap pistols, and hasparticular reference to a pistol wherein a rapid fixing of the caps maybe accomplished so as to simulate an automatic pistol or a machine gun.It is obvious, however, that my mechanism could be applied wherever itis desired to cause a continuous firing of caps without employing apistol-like structure.

A further object is to produce a device of this character which issimple'to manufacture, easy to operate, load, and one which is safe.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent duringthe course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pistol having my invention mountedtherein;

Fig. 2 is aside elevation similar to Fig. 1 looking from the oppositeside thereof Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail cross sectional View taken onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view showing the feeding mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the feeding mechanismand cap track lock;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of Fig. 4;

Fig. '1 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view of the hammerfinger;

Fig. 8 is an edge elevation of the hammer; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of strip caps.

It has been common to employ paper caps in toy pistols, which caps whenstruck by a hammer explode, simulating the firing of a gun. Thisrequired the insertion of individual caps in the gun which resulted in aslow firing thereof, consequently the gun would never be considered by achild as a repeater or machine gun.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for 'the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designatesthe housing here shown in the shape of a revolver. Within this housingis mounted a spring actuated gear 6, the speed of which is controlled byan escapement mechanism designated as a whole by the numeral 1. 'Thespring is mounted through the medium of a key 8. Mounted upon the sideof the gear 6 is a plurality of abutments 9 which are contactedsuccessively by the end II of a hammer I2 pivoted as at I3.'

This hammer has an arm I4 provided with an upstanding spring prewed ngerI5 which is in alignment with the ends I1 of a star wheel I6 which ismounted upon a shaft I8 and carries a pin wheel I9 having pin points 2l.These pin points extend through a channel 22 formed in the percussion orcap tape guide 23. From Figs. l 5 and 2 it will be apparent that thistape guide 23 has its ends in close proximity to the hammer I2 so thatthe percussion tape may pass between the hammer and the anvil 24. Apivoted stop 26 prevents retrograde movement of the shaft I9. l0

threaded therethrough, after which the guide is 20 returned to itsnormal position. 'Ihe spring is wound and the trigger' pulled.Consequently, the gear 6 rotates causing the abutments 9 to reciprocatethe hammer I2 against the tension of the spring 30. 'I'his will causethe finger I5 to actuate the star wheel I6, thus rotating the shaft I8and the pin wheel I9. The pins engaging the tape will advance the samebringing a new portion of .tape between the hammer and anvil at eachreciprocation of the hammer. Consequently, as long as the wheel 6revolves there will be practically acontinuous exploding of the capsconfined in the tape. The speed of which this fixing occurs will dependentirely upon the action of the escapement mechanism.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative'to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be re- 40 sorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:-

1. In a device of the character` described, a 45 casing, an anvilpositioned withinsaid casing, a hammer positioned in said casing andcapable of engaging said anvil, a plurality of driven lugsintermittently engaging said hammer to effect its action, spring meansfor moving said hammer 50 against said anvil, a guide having one endadjacent said anvil and having a channel formed therethrough, said guidesupporting a percussion' tape spanning said channel, a plurality of pinsrotatably mounted above said channel and capable of successivelypiercing said tape, and means for rotating said pins to advance saidtape when said hammer is reciprocated.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing. an anvil positionedwithin said casing, a hammer positioned in said casing and capable ofengaging said anvil, a` plurality of driven lugs intermittently engagingsaid hammer to eiect its action, spring means for moving said hammer 10against; said anvil, a tape guide having one end adjacent said anvil andhaving a channel formed therethrough, said guide supporting a percussiontape spanning said channel, a plurality of pins rotatably mounted abovesaid channel and capable of successively piercing said tape, means forrotating said pins to advance said tape when said hammer isreciprocated, and means for preventing retrograde movement of said pins.

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